Stanford’s habitat conservation plan would create a 315-acre California tiger salamander reserve in the lower foothills.
The University plan protects the California tiger salamander, steelhead, California red-legged frog, Western pond turtle and San Francisco garter snake. Stanford University, in partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries Service, has developed a habitat conservation plan for Stanford lands. On April 16, the federal agencies completed their notice of publication of Stanford's proposal in the Federal Register. Publication of the proposal in the Federal Register is the first step toward approval of a plan Stanford believes will lead to better protection of threatened species on campus. The official public comment meeting sponsored by the USFWS and the NOAA Fisheries Service will be held by those agencies at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, in the Oak West Lounge of Stanford's Tresidder Union, 459 Lagunita Drive. Comments made at this meeting or during the 90-day public comment period must be provided to the agencies in writing. The public comment period runs until July 15.
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